In the era of manual timing, it is inevitable that the timer will make mistakes, so multiple timers will be arranged during the competition. If one of the timer makes a mistake, the other timer can still give effective results.

When the timekeeper heard the 10-second score, his first reaction was that he made a mistake. The second place was 10-second score, how could the first place be 10-second score?

The referee also thought so. After hearing the timer's score of 10.8 seconds, he determined that the timer made a mistake.

After all, people are not machines, and they will make mistakes if they are individuals. The referee did not blame the timer who "mistakes". Instead, he turned to look at another timer and asked, "Report the fourth result."

After hearing the previous timer's score of 10.8 seconds, he was relieved. When he heard the referee's question, he immediately replied: "Mine is also 10.8 seconds."

"Did both timekeepers make a mistake?" The referee was slightly surprised.

At this time, the referee finally understood why the two of them were hesitant when they first asked about the fourth score. Because they both made mistakes.

When the second timer heard the first timer report a 10.8 seconds mark, he breathed a sigh of relief. Since someone made a mistake like him, he finally didn't have to take the blame alone!

However, the referee frowned, and he obviously couldn't believe the result.

It would be fine if one person made a mistake, but both of them made a mistake. The possibility of this is slim, at least he has never encountered it in his refereeship career.

The timer who can come to enforce the Far East Games will definitely not be the kind of rookie who is nervous when he goes on the court and cannot even hold the timer. These timer have enforced many games in law, and it is logical that there shouldn't be any mistakes. What's more, both of them make mistakes.

In addition, the referee found it strange that it would be fine if the two timekeepers made mistakes at the same time, but the results recorded after the mistakes were 10 seconds 8.

The probability of two timers making mistakes at the same time is very low. Even the results are the same after the error. This is just a theoretical matter. You should know that this is a timer that can be accurate to 0.1 seconds. Press it a little faster or slower, and 0.1 second will pass.

Even if the two have agreed to stop at the same time, they may not be able to accurately control the stopwatch time for 10 seconds or 8 seconds. After all, a person's reaction still takes time, and a person's reaction and control of the body cannot be accurate to 0.1 second.

This result is definitely not announced now. It is okay to say that the third place is 11 seconds and the fourth place is 11 seconds 2, but the championship is 10 seconds 8, the runner-up 10 seconds 7, and the runner-up takes less time than the champion. If this result is announced, it would be a big joke.

But this is the 100-meter final of the Far East Games, so it is impossible not to announce the final results! Sports competitions emphasize fairness, so announcing the results is necessary. Even school-level sports meets, the results of the players will eventually be announced, let alone intercontinental competitions such as the Far East Games.

The referee encountered a problem and he took his anger at the two timekeepers.

"How could you make such a serious mistake in such an important game?" the referee scolded.

Unexpectedly, one of the timekeepers immediately retorted: "Referee, you wronged me. I can guarantee that I have absolutely no operational errors!"

In fact, before this, the timekeeper planned to bear the responsibility for this operational error, and even he felt that he had made a mistake in his operation.

But when he heard another timer also gave a score of 10.8 seconds, he made an instant decision, and the blame could not be taken.

Another timekeeper glanced at his companion and understood what he meant immediately, so he immediately said, "Referee, I did not make any mistakes in operation!"

After hearing the two people's defense, the referee became more and more angry: "You did not make any mistakes, how could you get a 10.8-second score? Will the first place be slower than the second place?"

"My operation is in compliance with the specifications. I think it may be that there is something wrong with their operation." The timer said, pointing to the two timer responsible for timer Yoshioka Ryude. His meaning was very clear. It was not that my timing was slower, but that their timing was faster, so the runner-up score was better than the champion.

This timer is also smart. He thought of this way to pass the blame in such a short time. After all, it is better to blame others than to take the blame by yourself.

After careful consideration, the referee found that there was a possibility that the second place score was better than the first place score. Either Chen Qiang's timer operation error, and the timer was pressed late; or Yoshioka Ryude's timer operation error, and the timer was pressed early. In short, the party that made the mistakes.

When the timekeeper of Takatoshi Yoshioka was blamed for himself, he immediately wanted to clear the suspicion. Both of them were technicians who had been arranged by Kishi Kishi and were guilty of being guilty. They immediately retorted:

“I have absolutely no problem with my operation.”

"Look, my stopwatch is just at 10 seconds 7."

The referee suddenly became a little overwhelmed.

At this time, the vice referee next to him whispered: "Referee, did you think it was caused by a mechanical failure?"

"Mechanical failure? It is possible. The timer needs to be accurate to 0.1 second. It is too precise and can easily break. We need to check the timer." The referee nodded.

At this moment, a middle-aged man hurried over. The referee looked up and saw that he knew him and was one of the preparatory committee members of the Far East Games.

"Several referees, President An Qing is waiting for you in the lounge now. I hope you can move." The middle-aged man said.

"That's great. I happened to have a problem here. President An Qing is the chairman of the Far East Games. I must report this to him." The referee nodded immediately, and followed the middle-aged man to the lounge with the two vice referees.

...

When Chen Qiang crossed the finish line with a clear advantage, An Qing shouted in his heart that something was wrong.

In Kishi Kishi's plan, as long as Takato Yoshioka can be the first to cross the finish line, no matter his score, the timer will show a 10.7 seconds mark, which will be a new Asian record.

The others' timer was lowered by 0.1 seconds. Even if they ran as fast as Takatoshi Yoshioka, their results would be 0.1 seconds slower.

The high-speed camera at the end of this era has not appeared yet, so when two people cross the finish line at the same time, a 0.1 second error occurs on the manual timing. For example, at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, two of the three-piece timers of champion Eddie Tolan showed 10 seconds 3, and one piece showed 10 seconds 4, which is the 0.1 second error.

The only loophole in Kishi Kishi's plan is that if Takato Yoshioka does not win the championship and the champion's score does not exceed 10 seconds 7, then the championship score will not be as good as Takato Yoshioka. After all, Takato Yoshioka's timer will automatically stop at 10 seconds 7.

This is actually a very obvious loophole, and people who are a little more conservative will not use it. But Kiyoichi is a Japanese, and the Japanese are originally the kind of people who like to bet and bet, so Kiyoichi decided to make trouble on the timer.

This is a gamble. As long as Yoshioka Ryude can win the championship, then the new Asian record will be his. Yoshioka Ryude will become the fastest person in Asia.

Unfortunately, An Qingyi lost the bet. So he immediately asked someone to shout the referee into the lounge.

Now he is going to wipe his butt for his cheating.

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Chapter completed!